MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – October 22, 2015 – Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG, GOOGL), the successor issuer to, and parent holding company of, Google Inc., today announced financial results of Google as it…
Cornell researchers create artificial foam heart
ITHACA, N.Y. – Cornell University researchers have developed a new lightweight and stretchable material with the consistency of memory foam that has potential for use in prosthetic body parts, artificial organs and…
Newly launched mobile eye-test device could lead to prescription virtual-reality screens.
After five years of development and about 40,000 tests worldwide, the smartphone-powered eye-test devices developed by MIT spinout EyeNetra is coming to hospitals, optometric clinics, optical stores, and even homes. But on…
Stanford engineers create artificial skin that can send pressure sensation to brain cell
Stanford engineers have created a plastic “skin” that can detect how hard it is being pressed and generate an electric signal to deliver this sensory input directly to a living brain cell….
Researchers use engineered viruses to provide quantum-based enhancement of energy transport.
Nature has had billions of years to perfect photosynthesis, which directly or indirectly supports virtually all life on Earth. In that time, the process has achieved almost 100 percent efficiency in transporting…